Reptiles & amphibians · La Saladita, Guerrero

Giant Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Spanish: Sapo gigante

Giant Toad (Rhinella horribilis)
Photographed by unirse_allisson_dominguez on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Rhinella horribilis is the scientific name used for populations of the cane toad or giant toad located in Mesoamerica and north-western South America when they are considered to be a separate species from Rhinella marina, a name which is then mostly restricted to Amazon basin populations. R. horribilis was originally described from Mexico as Bufo horribilis before later being considered a synonym of Bufo marina and later Rhinella marina. The specific epithet horribilis has now been...

TaxonomyAmphibia › Anura › Bufonidae
Local records34 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records25,509 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2024 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Giant Toad (Rhinella horribilis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/rhinella-horribilis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.